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The present study aimed to determine the upper limit of force that can be applied during retraction of the piriformis tendon to expose the hip, and to quantify the resultant damage to the piriformis musculotendinous complex.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A patent-pending instrumented retractor was designed to record the applied force, duration, and angle of retraction during a piriformis-sparing posterior approach to the hip. In addition to the data collected with use of the instrumented retractor, damage to the piriformis muscle and tendon was quantified by a blinded observer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was no damage to the piriformis tendon in 22 (96%) of 23 hips during piriformis retraction for visualization of the hip capsule; however, there was complete or partial damage to the piriformis muscle at the sacral origin, belly, or musculotendinous junction (i.e., outside the surgical field) noted in 21 (91%) of 23 hips. The mean peak force to failure of the piriformis muscle was exceedingly small (29.0 \u00b1 9.4 N; range, 10.1 to 44.9 N).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean peak force applied to the piriformis retractor is much less than the force required for several common daily activities, such as opening a door or crushing an empty aluminum can. Soft-tissue damage that occurs outside the surgical field during the retraction of unreleased muscles, like the piriformis muscle, is common and remains an uncontrolled surgical variable. This inadvertent soft-tissue damage is not routinely accounted for when accessing the invasiveness of a procedure. Hence, it is no longer adequate to define a minimally invasive surgical procedure simply as an approach that involves the limited release of anatomical structures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The use of instrumented retractors may redefine surgical invasiveness by providing data that could alter our understanding of the soft-tissue damage caused by retraction and open the possibility of robot-assisted or damage-limiting retractor systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.20.00036","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,26]],"date-time":"2020-08-26T16:01:20Z","timestamp":1598457680000},"page":"1687-1693","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["A Small Amount of Retraction Force Results in Inadvertent Piriformis Muscle Damage During a Piriformis-Sparing Approach to the 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